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(More customer reviews)Two years ago when I started my masters in structural engineering, I had to learn about random field theory. The books that I found, considered the "must reads" for random field theory, might as well have been in Chinese (I don't understand Chinese - just for the record). It was extremely painful and frustrating trying to understand the completely not clear or easy to understand concepts - as they were presented in those books. Upon searching the internet, I found some papers written by Gordon Fenton. His description of random field theory and his work in general, was like an oasis in the desert. This is one very rare person who can explain complicated concepts so that they are easy to understand and apply. So when I found out he was publishing a book, I thought, this is a must have. And I haven't been disappointed. The first section on probability theory is without a doubt, the best explanation of the theory I have seen, with simple examples to help me concrete my understanding of the theory being presented. Therefore, this is the first textbook that I would recommend for people trying to understand the concepts of probability theory. Similarly, all other sections in the book are equally easy to understand and can make even me look intelligent - as he enables me to really understand the concepts being presented, because of his fantastic ability to communicate ' I like in particular, how he explains the practical reasons for why the theory can be simplified or assumptions can be made. Most boffin writers of textbooks don't explain "the obvious" which is not so obvious to the novice person reading their books. Sometimes I think that they don't realise that not everybody has done the mathematics degree required to understand some of the intricacies, which if not clearly explained, can stump the reader for days until they find out why they have assumed this or that. That's where Gordon Fenton is a real a gem. He doesn't leave you scratching your head, scrambling for other textbooks to fill in the gaps before you can continue with his explanations. So I highly recommend this book to anybody trying to understand probability theory, random field theory, estimation, reliability, Monte Carlo simulation and all other topics he covers in his book.
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